Released Jul 17, 2025 $16.19 · −25% Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Back to the Dawn

By Metal Head Games · published by Spiral Up Games

RPG Pixel Graphics Story Rich Choices Matter Detective Multiple Endings Strategy RPG Adventure CrimeSingleplayerInvestigationIndie

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Reviews 8,626 Very Positive

Players yesterday 209 at the busiest moment

Owners 200K–500K estimated

Back to the Dawn is a game tagged RPG, Pixel Graphics and Story Rich by Metal Head Games, released Jul 17, 2025. It has 8,626 Steam reviews (Very Positive). It has an estimated 200K–500K owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include Unread Unwound, The Deed II and Compromised Investigator.

Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.

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Steam data

Everything Steam lists for Back to the Dawn · record updated 1 day ago

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Overview

App ID1735700

Release dateJul 17, 2025

Last change number39849142

Last record update1 day ago

App type: Game
Developer: Metal Head Games
Publisher: Spiral Up Games
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Franchise: Spiral Up Games
Technologies: Unity detected
Metacritic: 81
Links: X YouTube Discord Reddit Bluesky

Language	Interface	Full audio	Subtitles
Simplified Chinese	Yes	Yes	Yes
English	Yes		Yes
Japanese	Yes		Yes
Traditional Chinese	Yes		Yes
Korean	Yes		Yes
Russian	Yes		Yes
Spanish - Latin America	Yes		Yes
Vietnamese	Yes		Yes

All 9 languages

Language	Interface	Full audio	Subtitles
German	Yes		Yes

Windows

Steam Deck: Verified
Controller: Full support

Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily SharingFull controller support

Prices

Price · US$17.99

On sale40 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$17.99Oct 24, 2026

Checked1 day agoin 41 regions

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Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
25929919	public	Oct 15, 2026
16031132	opentest	Oct 14, 2024

Packages & DLC

ID	Name	Games	Price (US)
45767 Bundle	Ultimate Prison Life	1	$16.19
1305711	Back to the Dawn	1	$17.99
55212 Bundle	Back to the Dawn - Deluxe Edition	1	$21.04
84611 Bundle	Animals with a Story	2	$32.38
83991 Bundle	BROK to the Dawn	2	$34.18
47874 Bundle	Furries Unite - Mercury Abbey x Back to the Dawn	2	$32.38
56869 Bundle	Power and Prison	2	$38.68
85794 Bundle	Bluff Roulette x Back to the Dawn	2	$20.68
59630 Bundle	Back to the Dawn X Roulette Hero	2	$23.20
89340 Bundle	Inmate or Inn-mate?	2	$26.98
36429 Bundle	Inmates and Innkeepers	2	$28.33
56288 Bundle	Back to the Dawn x Threefold Recital	2	$29.68
60654 Bundle	Rue and Truth	2	$29.68
41179 Bundle	Spiral Up Premium	3	$38.94